USF’s Shayan Charalaghi played for the team in their 4-0 loss to Seattle. (Photo: USF)

College Soccer Roundup

(Correspondent Michael Koenig contributed this roundup)

Cal (1-0-1) beat Omaha 1-0 on Friday. Midfielder Paolo Carrillo-Weisenburger scored the only goal of the match in the 23rd minute on a pass from Alonzo Del Mundo and goalkeeper Drake Callender saved a penalty kick in the 78th minute to preserve the lead. On Sunday, the Bears earned a 1-1 draw with #25 UC Irvine. Tommy Williamson tied the match in the 80th minute, and the clubs remained level through two overtimes.

On Friday, USF (0-2-0) lost 5-0 at Seattle University; the Redhawks led 3-0 at halftime and scored twice in the first minute of the second half to settle the issue. The Dons also lost their home opener to the University of Washington 4-0 on Labor Day afternoon. The Huskies took the lead in the fourth minute from midfielder Blake Bodily and broke the match open with goals in the 47th, 58th and 64th minutes.

Santa Clara (1-1-0) beat Holy Cross 3-0 on Friday, on goals from Julian Bravo, Sam Agosti, and Martin Aasen; they outshot the Crusaders 17-2. On Monday night, the Broncos lost to Missouri State, 1-0. The Bears’ Josh Dolling scored the only goal of the match in the 39th minute.

In a matchup of national championship contenders, #5 Stanford (2-0-0) beat #3 Akron 2-1 on Monday. The match was decided on a header by Zach Ryan with 70 seconds left in regulation time. The Cardinal opened their road trip with a 5-0 win over Penn State on Friday, with goals from Will Richmond (11′), Tanner Beason (13′), Charlie Wehan (63′), Ousseni Bouda (68′) and Gabe Segal (84′).

On the Women’s side, USF won two of their first three games. They defeated San Diego State 1-0, and Hawaii 3-2. Their only loss was against #5 Stanford, 2-0.

Stanford has started the season 4-0 also beating Missouri, Penn State, and West Virginia.

Cal also started the year off strong with victories over Webber State, Santa Barbara, and San Diego State.

The Broncos of Santa Clara are 1-3 through their first four games. They beat Oregon and have lost to Texas A&M, Duke, and Wake Forest.

SF City keeper joins U-23

SF City’s Andrew Thomas has been called up to the US Men’s National Team’s under-23 side. (Courtesy SF City)

SF City’s starting goalkeeper Andrew Thomas has been called up to the USA Under 23 Men National Team by head coach Jason Kreis. Thomas, who plays collegiately for Stanford, is part of the 24-player roster that will play Japan in Chula Vista on September 9th.

He is the first player for SF City that has been called up to one of the USA’s national sides.

Quakes Win Again

San Jose had another strong performance at home against Orlando City, winning 3-0. It is their 12th positive result at home in a row this season.

Magnus Eriksson struck early putting San Jose up 1-0 in the third minute. Forward Chris Wondolowski scored a brace before halftime and the Quakes cruised from there.

“Last game we created a lot of opportunities and didn’t have that killer instinct, and we weren’t clinical in front of the goal,” said Wondolowski after the game. “Today we were a little bit. I thought we took our foot off the gas a little bit and played too safe. We always want to dictate the game and emphasize that. I think we just played a little bit too safe in the second half.”

The Quakes now hit the road for there next three matches, with their first on Wednesday, Sept. 11th against Real Salt Lake.

Napa crushed by Chattanooga

Chattanooga scored in the first minute in their NPSL Members Cup game against Napa Valley 1839. They proceeded to score five more times in the 45th, 65th, 70th, 83rd, and 88th minutes for the final 6-0 scoreline.